Meghan Corridan, Pediatric Occupational Therapist, 2067 Broadway, New York, NY (2026)

12/10/2025

Working on my final gift guide which contains a bit of everything that I thought about after I finished the others and felt inclined to share this fast-paced board game for school-aged and older kids: Sushi Go-Spin Some for Dim Sum by Gamewright. I have found myself with a handful of super smart 1st to 3rd graders who who have been recently diagnosed with ADHD and really need to work on executive functioning skills, particularly problem solving, organizational and planning skills. I have been so impressed with how long these kiddos can sit and focus on this game and how motivated they are to figure out the best dim sum items they need in order to get the most points. Players who build the most valuable menu after 12 rounds win. Use strategy, and a little luck, to get the most valuable items on the menu. There are so many benefits to this game but I think my favorite thing is seeing how good they feel as they count up their points and realize that if they slow down and really focus, they will have way more success.
Be sure to check back in a day or two to see my final gift guide. In the meantime, if you are looking for some gift ideas that work on a variety of occupational, physical and speech and language therapy skills, be sure to check out all my guides:
https://macandtoys.com/blog-2/

12/04/2025

Up next in this year's gift guides.....the 2025 Building and Stem Toys Gift Guide.

When I was a kid, I can remember spending so much time playing with our wooden blocks and Lincoln Logs with my sisters. So many memories were made playing with these toys and I can still remember the wicker basket that my mother stored those wooden blocks in! There is a reason that every preschool classroom has a large selection of blocks and other building toys available to the kids. Open-ended building toys offer so many benefits to younger children and help them develop skills that will help them develop problem solving and critical thinking skills that will help them both academically and socially when they are older. I tried to include a few more options for older kids this year that work on developing higher level executive functioning skills such as focus and sustained attention, following directions and improving frustration tolerance. Building and construction toys are great for working on improving fine motor, grasping and manipulation skills, improves visual motor and visual perceptual skills, encourages hand-eye and bilateral coordination skills and works on improving focus, attention, problem solving and organizational skills. Building toys also offer a number of social benefits for kids including the development of important skills such as cooperation, communication, conflict resolution and being able to successfully negotiate and take ideas from others. What I have suggested below is just a small sampling of building and STEM toys that I love. If you don’t see something just right for your kiddo, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at otmeghan@gmail.com for other suggestions. I am always happy to help people find the perfect gifts for their little ones.

https://macandtoys.com/2025-building-and-stem-toys-gift-guide/

12/03/2025

Todays gift suggestion is from my 2025 Tween and Teen Small Gift and Stocking Stuffers gift guide.

I am obsessed with these sticker scenes from Pipsticks and have actually done a few of them when I am feeling stressed out or anxious. Tinytown Sticker sets are a series of isometric sticker scene kits that encourage kids to build their own sticker worlds using the cutest stickers. Each kit comes with with two scenes and a ton of adorable stickers to create your scene. You can follow the design on the packaging or design your own scene. These sticker scenes are great for working on grasping and manipulation skills, improves hand-eye coordination, works on improving visual motor and visual perceptual skills and great for working on executive functioning skills such as planning, focus and attention.

If you are looking for more tween or teen gift ideas, be sure to take a look at the link below:

https://macandtoys.com/2025-tween-and-teen-small-gifts-and-stocking-stuffers-gift-guide/

12/02/2025

I'll be sharing a couple more gift guides over the next week or so but will be sharing some of my favorite finds that made it in this year's gift guides every day. First up is this adorable circuit busy board that is featured in this years Toddler and Preschool Small Gifts and Stocking Stuffers Gift Guide.

I was on a family vacation this past summer and whenever I go to a new place, I must check out any of the local toy stores to see if I discover anything amazing. This year it wasn’t at a toy store that I discovered one of my favorite new gift guide additions this year but instead when I was out to dinner and saw the family at the table next to me whose toddler was totally sucked into this circuit busy board. This screen-free busy board features a wooden board with a variety of interactive components such as light switches, buttons, keys, gears and so much more. It’s a great tool to work on improving fine motor, grasping and manipulation skills, works on hand-eye coordination and encourages problem solving, motor planning and coordination skills. There are SO many to choose from if you type in Circuit Busy Board on Amazon so finding the one that is most appropriate for your child and where they are developmentally. And as I have already mentioned, this is a great way to keep kids entertained while traveling, out at restaurants or when you need some time to yourself to get stuff done at home. While this is intended for younger kids, kids of all ages are entertaining themselves at Heads Up Therapy playing with the couple we have.

If you are looking for more ideas for toddlers and preschoolers, be sure to check out this years gift guide:

https://macandtoys.com/2025-toddler-small-gifts-and-stocking-stuffers-gift-guide/

12/01/2025

I am currently working on my Building Toys Gift Guide and had to share the awesome sales going on with one of my favorite building toys, Clixo magnetic building systems. I have already featured them on my 2025 School Age Small Gift and Stocking Stuffers Gift Guide and had to include them on my next gift guide because they are so good and there are so many good deals right now!

https://macandtoys.com/2025-school-age-small-gifts-and-stocking-stuffers-gift-guide/

11/25/2025

Next up for gift guides is the 2025 Big Body and Gross Motor Holiday Gift Guide. Check out the link below!

I love putting this gift guide together at this time of the year because depending on where one lives, kids don’t have as many opportunities to get outside and move around. For so many of my kids, being outside or going to the playground and getting their energy out after a long day of school helps them focus on homework and other afterschool obligations. We are in a time that parents want to decrease the amount of screen time that kids have but finding the right gross motor or appropriate physical activity can be challenging. As I put this years list together, I really focused on finding as many options that would be good for kids of all ages. While some are specific to a certain age, many are good for all ages. Physical activity and gross motor play is such an important part of development because it boosts brain function which leads to improved focus, attention and academic performance. If you have a kiddo who is always on the move or seeks sensory input, it’s important to have tools on hand to support them so they can be given the opportunity to move their body and give their body the input that it needs in order to be able to learn, focus and regulate their emotions and feelings.

As always, there was so much more I wanted to put on this gift guide and have so many other suggestions so if you don’t see what you are looking for and would like some ideas, email me at otmeghan@gmail.com and I will help you find the perfect gift for your kiddos!

https://macandtoys.com/2025-big-body-and-gross-motor-toy.../

11/24/2025

I can't even begin to tell you how happy it makes me when friends send me pictures of their little ones using one of the toys I recommended on my Holiday Gift Guide. I especially love seeing these boys loving the 1..2..3..Draw With Me cards because they have been such a huge hit with my kids at work, especially those that have a lot of energy! These step-by-step drawing cards are on my most recent 2025 Arts and Crafts Gift Guide and I can not recommend them highly enough! If you are looking for other ideas for kids from toddler to teens who love to craft, be sure to check out the post:
https://macandtoys.com/2025-arts-and-crafts-holiday-gift-guide/

11/20/2025

Hot off the press: the 2025 Arts and Crafts Holiday Gift Guide is available. Please be sure to check out the post at the link below.

As someone who loves to knit, bake and create, I have always loved to incorporate arts and crafts into my sessions with my kids at work. There are so many benefits of crafting for kids of all ages including offering an opportunity for screen-free entertainment. When putting together this years list, I was very mindful about including gifts for children from toddlers through teens and tweens. I also tried to include more open-ended crafting kits in order to encourage creativity and imagination skills. With that said, it was important that even those kits came with booklets with suggested activities. Arts and crafts are a great way to develop fine motor, grasping and manipulation skills, can work on increasing grasp strength, improve visual motor and visual perceptual skills and work on developing executive functioning skills such as problem solving, following directions, improve focus and attention and work on improving organizational skills.

There was so much more I wanted to put on this gift guide and have so many other suggestions so if you don’t see what you are looking for and would like some ideas, email me at otmeghan@gmail.com and I will help you find the perfect gift for your kiddos!

https://macandtoys.com/2025-arts-and-crafts-holiday-gift-guide/

11/20/2025

Last but not least, today I share the 2025 Tween and Teen Small Gifts and Stocking Stuffers Gift Guide. Check out the guide by going to the link below.

For the most part, when I put together this gift guide, I had in mind how stressed out tweens and teens are these days. There is so much pressure on these kids to be the best at everything and expectations are not always developmentally appropriate for these kids. With that in mind, many of the items on this gift guide are geared towards managing stress and toys or games that offer a distraction. I also tried to keep with the occupational therapy spin and make sure that there are ways to sneak in things like improving fine motor, grasping and manipulation skills, improving visual motor and visual perceptual skills and encourage creativity and imagination skills.

There was so much more I wanted to put on this gift guide and have so many other suggestions so if you don’t see what you are looking for and would like some ideas, email me at otmeghan@gmail.com and I will help you find the perfect gift for your kiddos!

https://macandtoys.com/2025-tween-and-teen-small-gifts-and-stocking-stuffers-gift-guide

11/18/2025

Next up, 2025 School Age Small Gifts and Stocking Stuffers Gift Guide. Check out the link below to look through this years gift guide.

When creating this year’s small gift and stocking stuffer guide for school-age (ages 5 to about 9/10 years 0ld), I really focused on more open-ended and sensory based gifts. Also knowing that during this stage of childhood, kids are expected to do a lot more writing and learning so tried to find fun ways to encourage learning in a way that wouldn’t see like work but work on following directions, build problem solving skills and provide sensory play opportunities that could help with focus, attention and improved regulation skills. Because I am an occupational therapist, I am always on the lookout for toys that naturally work on developing fine motor, grasping and manipulation skills. Most importantly, I wanted to choose things that could offer screen-free entertainment since so many parents are looking for.

There was so much more I wanted to put on this gift guide and have so many other suggestions so if you don’t see what you are looking for and would like some ideas, email me at otmeghan@gmail.com and I will help you find the perfect gift for your kiddos!

https://macandtoys.com/2025-school-age-small-gifts-and-stocking-stuffers-gift-guide/

ORB Uncommon Goods Clixo Crazy Aaron Enterprises Fun In Motion Toys ZipString Young, Wild & Friedman OOLY Plus-Plus USA

11/18/2025

It's that time of the year....my holiday gift guides will be rolling out over the next few weeks. We will start with the 2025 Toddler and Preschool Small Gifts and Stocking Stuffers guide.

When choosing items to put on this gift guide, it was important to fine toys that works fine motor development, encourages creative and imaginative play and encourages sensory play and exploration. It’s also important to find toys that will appropriately challenge a child but not to the point that they become frustrated and want to give up. The best kinds of toys for toddlers and preschoolers are those that have more than one use as it will encourage problem solving skills. Toys that have more than one use will also help young children become more imaginative and creative in their play and also learn how to be more flexible thinkers…..all important skills that will help them both developmentally and socially.

Please check out this gift guide at the link below. If you are looking for something more specific for your child, please feel free to email me at otmeghan@gmail.com and I will help you find the perfect gift for your little ones.

https://macandtoys.com/2025-toddler-small-gifts-and-stocking-stuffers-gift-guide/

10/31/2025

I shared this last year but it seems worth sharing yet again. Please remember that Halloween is for every child. Be kind and patient and understanding to those kids who aren't "following the rules".
And as a mother of a teenager who is looking forward to embracing a Friday Halloween, she will be trick-or-treating with her friends instead of being out and about causing mischief. Don't judge those bigger kids who still want to enjoy this most exciting day of the year.

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